help on starting...

edited February 2005 in Software
I have an athlon 900 mhz with a 768 kbp/s DSL connection.

Is there a free program or something that I can use with as little money as possible?

what windows version do I use(Dont try to cnvince me to linux or somehing)

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  • What kind of server do you want to have???
    what os do you have on it now???
  • I'd use XP or 2000 depending on the RAM. for http apache, for FTP bulletproof/filezilla
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  • I don't even think he knows what Apache is, let alone installing FreeBSD. LOL
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  • Come on let play nice.... everyone needs to learn at first,
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  • BODBOD
    edited February 2005
    legendows wrote:
    what windows version do I use(Dont try to cnvince me to linux or somehing)

    he said windows

    and chigowolfs is right
  • I was just implying that FreeBSD isn't a good idea, ATM.
  • Id like to have Http and eventually, Ftp
  • I'd say 2003 if you've got at least 128MB of memory. It seems to run a bit faster than XP. Definitely get Apache for HTTP. Probably BulletProof for FTP.
  • legendows wrote:
    Id like to have Http and eventually, Ftp
    I know very little so maybe I can help the most.
    Just starting out you should probably use Abyss for
    your http server. It's free and pretty easy to set up.
    For ftp you probably should start with Babyftp or
    maybe Guild ftp if you think Babyftp doesn't have
    enough options.
    If you're using XP you can use IIS by installing it
    from your XP CD. You can use it for ftp if you
    check it but it's not that good. The http is limited to
    10 connections.
    Just to start you probably should get Abyss and
    install it and come back for help.

    Thump
  • (Side note if this matters to you: Most people here and around think IIS is terrible)

    Definately start with Abyss Web Server (Abbreviated to AWS), if you later find that that's too small/optionless then you can move to something else.

    -Q
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  • Doesn't alter the fact that it happens, and regardless of why, the majority here doesn't like IIS.

    -Q
  • If you wore a certain shoe that is considered the worst in the world would you ever wear it again?

    Probobly not. I think that is what Tom means.
  • And coming from someone who's using Abyss?
  • Server: Apache/1.3.33 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_ssl/2.8.22 OpenSSL/0.9.7a PHP-CGI/0.1b

    -Q
  • Apache/2.0.52 (Win32) PHP/4.3.10 Server at 127.0.0.1 Port 80
  • Aha, so the ridgeback-tech one is on a hosting co.s svr?

    -Q
  • Q wrote:
    Aha, so the ridgeback-tech one is on a hosting co.s svr?

    -Q
    Yes. I don't know how to setup a DNS and I don't have a reliable enough server for email (which I need).
  • Wasn't talking to Ridgeback.
  • GEH That's like the 2nd time in a week I've done that.

    -Q
  • Steve wrote:
    Wasn't talking to Ridgeback.
    Ah. OK
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  • If they could do it in 6, why not in 5 and 4?

    -Q
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  • Use FreeBSD! It's good to know some *nix and it have helped me alot. Im running FreeBSD 5.3 on my server with Apache 2.0.52 for HTTP and PureFTPD for FTP. works great!

    http://knezzen.bounceme.net/stats

    //Mr.Mac
  • But he doesn't even know what software to use. How is he going to install FreeBSD, let alone USE it.
  • Well... Then he can always ask somebody else host his site :P... Or, just use Windows.

    //Mr.Mac
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